BP – The $40billion Safety Culture Vacuum On March 23rd 2005 a huge explosion at BP’s Texas oil refinery killed 15 people and injured more than 180. Most were its own staff. The refinery had suffered safety problems before. The previous year two workers died when scalded by super-heated water that escaped from a high-pressure pipe. The British media focused on the effect of the 2005 blast: the price of oil rose by several $s a barrel. In Texas‚ however‚ the local media were outraged by ‘yet
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Organisational behaviour Definition * The study of human behaviour‚ attitudes and performance within organisational setting to improve performance and differences. * Frameworks of theories‚ methods and principles from disciplines such as psychology‚ sociology‚ political * The organisational Iceberg The study of organisational behaviour embraces‚ therefore an understanding of * The nature and purpose of the organisation * The human element and behaviour of people * Business
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References: * Cartwright‚ S and Cooper C.L. (2002). ASSET: An Organisational Stress Screening Tool — The Management Guide. Manchester‚ RCL Ltd. * Tytherleigh‚ M.Y.‚ Webb. C.‚ Cooper‚ C.L. and Ricketts‚ C. (2005). Occupational stress in UK Higher Education Institutions: a comparative study of all staff categories. Higher
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Organizational Behavior Referred Course Work Module: BH 1107 Course: Business and Management Candidate Number: 515663 Word Count: 2390 (with Bibliography) At present‚ Multinational corporations (MNC) commonly referred as ‘big business’ are a powerful economic force (Chandler and Mazlish 2005‚2‚ Penrose 1995). A multinational company usually has its head quarters in one country‚ but its operations extend beyond boundaries. They have been known to enhance rapid economic liberalization
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RMIT UNIVERSITY Organisational structural analysis Case study : SriLankan Airlines AERO2049 – Managing the Engineering Environment Glenn Baxter Adhil Harris S3161420 Organisational structural analysis is the examination of the components of an organisation‚ in order to determine each components relationship and their relative importance to achieving an organisation’s goals[1]. SriLankan Airlines is an award winning airline which has risen to become one of the best airlines in the Asian subcontinent
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Defining Personality There are many ways in which different individuals have viewed personality. Robbins et al (2001‚ p. 99) define it as “the consistent psychological patterns within an individual that affect the way they interact with others and the situations they encounter”. Another definition provided by Huczynski and Buchanan (2007‚ p. 138) is that personality “is the psychological qualities that influence an individual’s characteristic behaviour patterns‚ in a stable and distinctive manner”
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grateful for her cooperation during the period of my assignment. Lastly‚ we thank almighty‚ our family and friends for their constant encouragement without which this assignment would not be possible. RAPTORS Introduction Spencers Spencer’s Retail is a chain of retail stores based in Kolkata‚ West Bengal. Spencer’s is based on the ’Food First’ Format (it mainly offers fresh and packaged food). Many outlets though sport multiple formats for retailing food‚ apparel‚ fashion
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Question 1- Describe the concept of vision and mission in an organisation. Vision Statements and Mission Statements are the inspiring words chosen by successful leaders to clearly and concisely convey the direction of the organization. By crafting a clear mission statement and vision statement‚ you can powerfully communicate your intentions and motivate your team or organization to realize an attractive and inspiring common vision of the future. Without the unwavering focus on mission and vision it’s
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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 423 OF 2010 Centre for Public Interest Litigation and others versus Union of India and others With WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 10 OF 2011 Dr. Subramanian Swamy versus Union of India and others …Respondents …Petitioner …Respondents …Petitioners JUDGMENT G.S. Singhvi‚ J. 1. The important questions which arise for consideration in these petitions‚ one of which has been filed by Centre for Public Interest Litigation
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I stand before you today‚ the representative of a family in grief‚ in a country in mourning before a world in shock. We are all united not only in our desire to pay our respects to Diana but rather in our need to do so. For such was her extraordinary appeal that the tens of millions of people taking part in this service all over the world via television and radio who never actually met her‚ feel that they‚ too‚ lost someone close to them in the early hours of Sunday morning. It is a more remarkable
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